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Our portfolio of companies and brands.
We are a middle-market private equity firm focused on the health and wellness industry.
Our senior team has over 30 years of experience as operators and entrepreneurs in the pharmaceutical and health and wellness industries, starting, growing and acquiring businesses. We believe we have the expertise and knowledge to identify high potential businesses, work with management to create value and achieve sustainable growth.
As former operators of our own family businesses, we know what it is like to be in the driver’s seat and have a tenacious conviction to create value.
Our approach is hands-on.
We are focused on professionalizing operations, driving growth and helping management prepare for the next level.
We invest opportunistically in the health and wellness industry.
We believe our success is driven in large part by our industry expertise and our ability to identify high growth sectors with attractive investment fundamentals.
We catalyze great leadership.
Our aim is to empower management and support them to achieve their strategic and growth objectives.
We strive to make a difference.
We invest in sectors and brands in the health and wellness industries that strive to make a difference in the lives of consumers and help them lead a more active and healthy life.
WM Partners’ investment approach is based on the belief that successful private equity investing in the Health & Wellness industry depends on identifying attractive businesses, improving performance through operational and strategic transformation, and building sustainable growth businesses highly valued by strategic and financial acquirers. We also recognize the impact our investments and portfolio companies may have on the environment and on our society and, conversely, the impact that environmental, social, public health and safety and governance (“ESG”) issues may have on the success of our portfolio companies and on the results we deliver for our partners. We believe that a commitment to ESG issues is consistent with our goals of acquiring and building Health & Wellness companies and delivering value to our partners.
In light of this, WM Partners has adopted the following ESG mission statement, which we have developed with reference to a wide range of codes and standards, including the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and The American Investment Council Guidelines for Responsible Investment, and taking into account the investment objectives and strategies of the private equity funds we manage and advise (the “WM Partners Funds”). WM Partners will endeavor to integrate ESG considerations into various aspects of our business, including our own operations, our investment decisions and the advice we provide to the WM Partners Funds, and our input into the operations and conduct of portfolio companies of the WM Partners Funds.
1. Goals
Where consistent with our fiduciary obligations, it is our goal to:
1. Consider ESG issues and strive to incorporate these issues into our diligence and investment analysis and decision-making process where possible.
2. Seek to be accessible to, and engage with, relevant stakeholders either directly or through representatives of our portfolio companies, as appropriate.
3. Incorporate where possible ESG issues into our ownership practices and our participation in, and input into, the governance and operations of portfolio companies.
4. In seeking to grow and improve our portfolio companies, consider long-term sustainability and the impact on multiple stakeholders with respect to ESG issues. We will, through the appropriate governance mechanisms of those companies, strive to improve performance and minimize adverse impacts in these areas. In transactions where the WM Partners Funds do not acquire a controlling position, we will seek to make our co-investors aware of ESG issues and promote the advancement of these principles.
5. Seek to use governance structures in our investments that provide appropriate levels of oversight in the areas of audit, risk management and potential conflicts of interest and to implement compensation and other policies that align the interests of owners and management.
6. Remain committed to compliance with applicable national, state, and local labor laws in the countries in which the WM Partners Funds invest; support the payment of relatively competitive wages and benefits to employees; provide a safe and healthy workplace in conformance with national and local law; and, consistent with applicable law, respect the rights of employees to decide whether or not to join a union and engage in collective bargaining.
7. Maintain strict policies that prohibit bribery and other improper payments to public officials consistent with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, similar laws in other countries, and the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
8. Respect the human rights of those affected by our investment activities and seek to confirm that investments by the WM Partners Funds do not flow to companies that utilize child or forced labor or maintain discriminatory policies.
9. Provide timely information to the limited partners of the WM Partners Funds on ESG matters, and work to foster transparency about our activities in this area.
10. Encourage the management teams of portfolio companies to advance these same principles in a way that is consistent with their fiduciary duties and their own operating and business imperatives.
11. Strive to incorporate ESG considerations into our own operations, including management of firm personnel and resources, hiring and retention of service providers and our own governance and decision-making.
2. Integration
WM Partners will seek to integrate the consideration and thoughtful management of ESG-related issues throughout the investment cycle.
• Pre-investment:
Undertake ESG due diligence: As appropriate, WM Partners will seek to assess ESG value creation opportunities or risks for potential private equity investments considered through the Investment Committee process. When material ESG issues are identified, they may in certain circumstances be included in discussions with the Investment Committee, and external advisors may be engaged to carry out additional ESG-related due diligence as needed. Where management of, or performance on, a material issue is considered by WM Partners to need improvement, WM Partners will work with company management to support the development of a corrective action plan.
• Post-investment:
Management & Monitoring: Where there are curable material ESG issues identified during the diligence process, include the management of these issues in a 100-day plan post close, or otherwise monitor ongoing progress on ESG-related issues, as applicable. WM Partners will encourage the management teams of portfolio companies to identify and raise material ESG issues to the relevant decision-makers, including where appropriate, board-level individuals. Where appropriate, WM Partners will also strive to assist portfolio companies in the development of corrective action plans to adequately address the identified ESG related risks and opportunities. Finally, WM Partners will also strive to support its portfolio companies’ efforts to report externally and internally on their ESG approach and performance as related to material ESG issues, where appropriate and reasonable.
3. Materiality
WM Partners will determine the materiality of ESG issues in its sole discretion. Factors that may be included in WM Partners’ determination is whether there is potential to have a direct, substantial impact on an organization’s ability to create, preserve or erode economic value, as well as environmental and social value for itself and its stakeholders in the context of the Health & Wellness industry and the countries in which the portfolio companies operate.
4. Performance
Depending on the target acquired and materiality of ESG issues, we expect to establish company specific ESG KPIs in the 100-day post-acquisition plan. The number of ESG KPIs, if any, is likely tovary by company, depending on the geography and size and the quality of the company’s ESG management system.
WM Partners intends to follow a three-step process for setting and tracking ESG-related Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”):
1. First, to establish a baseline of issues for discussions, WM Partners will determine the materiality of ESG issues (as discussed above) for each portfolio company targeted by a WM Partners Fund, will consult with WM Partners’ management team about the materiality of issues, and, if necessary, will engage external consultants to identify issues specific to the portfolio company.
2. Next, depending on the materiality of ESG issues as determined in the first step, WM Partners’ management team may formulate company specific ESG metrics that are relevant and meaningful for each individual company and monitor those metrics as desirable.
3. Finally, as applicable WM Partners will strive to periodically update existing firm-level ESG KPI reporting templates to highlight its material ESG challenges and opportunities across WM Partners Funds.
5. Reporting & Transparency
WM Partners will seek to be transparent in its approach to incorporating ESG considerations in its private equity investments by periodically reporting on its progress and outcomes to the WM Partners management team. The format of this reporting may vary among written or verbal reports, or confidential fund or asset-level reports to WM Partners investors.
Rev.: June, 2020
Given our investment focus on health and wellness, we seek companies whose products and services improve the well-being of individuals, society and the planet overall. Environmental, social and governance wellbeing are part of our team’s core values and our value creation strategy. Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy reflects our commitment to creating value for all of our stakeholders and adhering to the highest responsible investing standards in the lifecycle of each investment. As such, we have become signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investing and follow the Responsible Investing guidelines of the American Investment Council.
Our strategy is to partner with entrepreneurs and founders of growing companies typically as their first institutional capital.
With our deep experience as operators and founders of businesses and extensive M&A track record, we support management teams with strategic and operational value-add to help them achieve the next level of transformational growth.
Sector
Health and Wellness
Stage
Growth equity and buyout
Revenues
$20m - $60m
Ownership
Control-oriented (subject to management roll-over)
EBITDA
Positive
Geography
North America and select European opportunities
WM Partners has built a team with over 100 years in aggregate of deep operational and vertical expertise, selective investment focus, and a passion for building great companies that have an impact on consumers by helping them lead a more active and healthy life.
Co-Founder
Mr. Weinstein co-founded WM Partners in 2015. He has more than 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to founding WM Partners, Mr. Weinstein was CEO of CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A. (also known as Laboratorios Recalcine) for approximately 10 years, where he was responsible for transforming that company from a local Chilean pharmaceutical company into a major global pharmaceutical company with a presence in 26 countries and three continents. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Weinstein executed more than 15 acquisitions transactions in 10 different countries. In 2011 he took the company public which was the largest IPO in Chile at the time by a Chilean company, and in 2014 sold the company to Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Weinstein also held various senior management positions at CFR prior to being CEO.
Mr. Weinstein has also been active mostly outside the United States in developing and managing several businesses and start-ups in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, as well as participating actively in research and development organizations and educational institutions.
Mr. Weinstein received a Business Administration degree from the Universidad Católica de Chile and is a certified public auditor and accountant.
Co-Founder
Mr. Minski co-founded WM Partners in 2015. Mr. Minski has over 35 years of experience working in the health and wellness and consumer goods sectors, having founded and grown two businesses – Trolli which he sold to a division of Texas Pacific Group in 1997 and Nature’s Products, Inc. (nka Wellnex, LLC). Prior to founding WM Partners, Mr. Minski was CEO of Wellnext for 19 years. During his tenure, he led all the acquisitions made since 2001.
Mr. Minski currently serves as a board member of Grupo Procaps, Gelco Gelatin and Descafecol. Additionally, Mr. Minski highly values philanthropic dedication and is deeply involved in Fundacion Procaps.
Mr. Minski received a B.S. in Management Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Certificate in Mergers and Acquisitions from the Kellogg School of Management.
Executive Managing Director
Mr. Carrizosa joined WM Partners in 2015 and serves as Executive Managing Director leading the deal team and is responsible for acquisitions and other firm initiatives. He has over 27 years of experience with structuring, funding, and conducting due diligence on M&A transactions across the U.S. and Latin America. His work has spanned a broad range of industries, including health and wellness, media and telecommunications. To date, Mr. Carrizosa has been involved in transactions worth an aggregate of more than US$2.8 billion. Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Carrizosa served as the financial advisor on the first brand acquisition (Rainbow Light) for the Wellnext platform in 2001. He has since been involved in every acquisition the platform made, playing an integral role in the expansion of the business. Mr. Carrizosa worked closely on the creation of the joint venture between Telemundo, NBC, and GE to create the second largest telenovela TV producer in the world. Between 1987 and 1994, Mr. Carrizosa served in numerous managerial roles at Grupo Grasco, a Colombian industrial conglomerate, including as the CFO of multiple service and manufacturing operations. Between 1995 and 1999, Mr. Carrizosa led an investment banking boutique in Colombia where he was involved in a wide range of transactions in the manufacturing, technology, media, and telecommunications industries with major US and European investment banks and private equity funds.
Mr. Carrizosa holds a Finance and Decision Sciences degree from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
Principal
Ms. Gabela joined WM Partners in 2016 and serves as Principal. She is responsible for executing strategic firm initiatives and business development efforts. She also leads the fundraising process and manages investor relations. Ms. Gabela has more than 17 years of finance and private equity experience. Previously, she was Director of Investor Relations at Palladium Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm based in New York City where she helped raise a $1.14 billion buyout fund. Before joining Palladium, Ms. Gabela was Director of Product Management at Fidelity Investments after completing Fidelity’s two-year post-MBA General Management Leadership program. Prior to Fidelity, Ms. Gabela was an investment officer at Root Capital, where she was responsible for lending operations to small and medium-size companies in Latin America. Ms. Gabela began her career at Monument Group, a private equity placement firm, where she participated in all capital raising efforts as well as evaluated prospect opportunities.
Ms. Gabela is currently a member of the Steering Committee of the South Florida Chapter of Women’s Association of Venture & Equity (WAVE), and a Committee member of ACG South Florida Women Connect.
Ms. Gabela earned a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.B.A from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Senior Associate
Mr. Minski joined WM Partners in 2015 and serves as a senior associate. He is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities, as well as monitoring existing portfolio companies. Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Minski worked as cash manager and treasury analyst at Wellnext, LLC where he was responsible for monitoring and forecasting net working capital and bank reporting. He was also involved with Wellnext's acquisition and integration of Nutri-Health Supplements. Prior to Wellnext, LLC, Mr. Minski worked as a financial analyst at Bayview Center for Mental Health, a non-profit community mental health center in South Florida.
Mr. Minski received a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
Controller
Ms. Motta joined WM Partners in 2015 and serves as Controller. Ms. Motta has more than 38 years of experience in various finance and accounting roles. Prior to WM Partners, Ms. Motta was CFO of Wellnext, LLC for 14 years where she helped lead the acquisitions the company made. Prior to Wellnext, Ms. Motta was Group Controller at Texpack USA for 5 years.
Ms. Motta earned a B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Panzera joined WM Partners in 2016 and serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Panzera has over 20 years of experience in corporate transactional law, having served in both law firm and in-house roles. He has represented companies from a variety of industries on a broad range of public and private transactions including mergers & acquisitions, securities offerings and financings.
From 2008 through 2016, Mr. Panzera focused his practice on private equity and energy transactions in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. Previously, he lived and worked in both New York City and Brussels, Belgium, where he led both domestic and international transactions for a diverse range of clients.
Mr. Panzera is admitted to the bar of the State of New York. He holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A from Gettysburg College.
Associate
Mr. Tarich joined WM Partners in 2016 and serves as an associate. He is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities, as well as monitoring existing portfolio companies. Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Tarich worked in real estate.
Mr. Tarich earned a B.S. with honors in Biology from the University of Florida.
Investor Relations & Business Development Associate
Mr. Montes joined WM Partners in 2019 and serves as an Associate in the Investor Relations and Business Development team. Previously, he was an associate in the Financial Sponsors Group at J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Private Bank in New York City, where he worked closely with private equity firms and their principals. Prior to that role, he was an analyst in J.P. Morgan’s Latin America Private Bank in New York covering Ultra High Net Worth clients.
Mr. Montes graduated from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business with a B.S.B.A in Finance and Accounting and a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Analyst
Mr. Tenenbaum joined WM Partners in 2020 and serves as an analyst. He is a recent graduate from University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration with minors in Mathematical Finance and Data Analytics.
Senior Analyst
Mr. Lacs joined WM Partners in 2020 and serves as a senior analyst. He is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities, as well as monitoring existing portfolio companies. Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Lacs worked at Sunlight Financial as a corporate finance & capital markets associate where he was responsible for a wide range of strategic finance activities. He started his career at Deutsche Bank as an investment banking analyst, where he focused on advising multinational corporations on the development of risk management strategies.
Mr. Lacs earned a M.A. in International Business and B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida.
Director of Strategic Marketing
Ms. Baron joined WM Partners in 2020 and serves as Director of Strategic Marketing. Ms. Baron is responsible for helping to identify and execute marketing and innovation strategies for portfolio companies. Ms. Baron has over 15 years of brand management experience as well as 3 years of agency experience. Prior to joining WM Partners, Ms. Baron led marketing and innovation at Natrol, a manufacturer of branded dietary supplements. She has additionally worked on top tier brands including Unilever’s Dove personal care products and Pharmavite’s Nature Made Vitamins where she developed brand strategies, launched new products and managed omni channel marketing campaigns.
Ms. Baron holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.B.A from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Director of E-Commerce
Mr. Conrad joined WM Partners in 2019 and serves as Director of E-commerce Strategy. Mr. Conrad is responsible for evaluating E-commerce opportunities for portfolio companies. Mr Conrad has 20 years of experience in online business including “brand com,” 3rd party marketplaces, Amazon vendor central, working at Amazon, drop shipping, and agency services across marketing, financial programs, and logistics for E-commerce. Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Conrad created an E-commerce support agency at Jagged Peak for clients such as Nespresso and Kids 2 in selling on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Google Express as well as working with Jagged Peak’s parent company Singapore Post on Asian marketplace expansion. Previous to Jagged Peak, he led global sales into Amazon for ELEMIS luxury beauty. He also led third-party marketplace sales for Office Depot and spent over 5 years at Amazon including creating the Amazon.com office products business.
Director of Operations
Mr. Joiner joined WM Partners in 2020 and serves as Director of Operations, where he is responsible for the integration and operations including manufacturing and distribution of WM Partners’ portfolio companies.
Mr. Joiner has over 30 years of experience which include manufacturing of nutraceuticals, automated systems integration, domestic and international distribution, transportation, wholesale and retail sales compliance, e-commerce distribution, M&A, and start-up operations. Mr. Joiner has had oversight of operations and companies in different growth phases from start up, survival, turnaround, and explosive growth modes to large operations. He has managed groups of up to 1,000 employees, multi-site operations, revenues up to $1.2 billion, and annual P/L responsibilities of over $30 million.
Prior to joining WM Partners, Mr. Joiner held several operations and executive leadership roles with Nutranext (a vitamins, minerals and supplements manufacturer), Alliance Entertainment (the largest wholesaler of recorded media in North America), Illinois Tool Works and Toro Outdoor Power Equipment Distribution.
Mr. Joiner earned a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Wisconsin School of Business.
Director of Finance
Ms. Jones joined WM Partners in 2020 and serves as Director of Finance, where she is responsible for managing the financial activities of WM Partners’ portfolio companies including integration, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Ms. Jones has over 20 years of Finance and Accounting experience in both public and private equity companies. Before joining WM Partners, Ms. Jones served as Director of FP&A for Nutranext, a leading manufacturer of health supplements. Prior to Nutranext, she held the position of Director of FP&A at Hospital Physician Partners, a national provider of healthcare management services.
Born in Mexico City, Ms. Jones received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from UNAM.
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5.2 WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. IN ADDITION, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE. THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ANY MATERIAL THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POTENTIAL DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT (i) THIS WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT YOU OBTAIN THROUGH THIS WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (v) ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEBSITE, ANY CONTENT OR ANY OF OUR SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR PROPERTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU WILL ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ITS CONTENT. IN ADDITION, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY OR QUALITY OF THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY OF THIS CONTENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY WMP PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF A WMP PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
5.3 Some states do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE WMP PARTIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the WMP Parties from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this Agreement or your access to, use or misuse of the Content or Website. WMP shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding. WMP reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting WMP’s defense of such matter.
7.1 Termination. WMP reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of this Website or the Content, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. WMP reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue all or any part of this Website or the Content at any time without prior notice or liability.
7.2 Survival. If this Agreement is terminated, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Elements of this Website are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition and other state and federal laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, by any means, including but not limited to, the use of framing or mirrors, except where allowed in Section 2. None of the Content for this Website may be retransmitted without express written consent from us for each and every instance.
This Website and services are offered from the United States. We make no representations or warranties that this Website or services are appropriate or available for use in countries outside of the United States. Visitors who choose to access this Website and services from outside of the United States do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws and regulations that may apply to such access and use. If you use this Website outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Access to this Website and the services is prohibited where such access or use violates applicable laws or regulations.
This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to any conflict of law rule or principle that would give effect to the laws of another jurisdiction. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York in the State of New York. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Failure of WMP to act on or enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this Agreement. No waiver shall be effective against WMP unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance. Except as expressly agreed by WMP and you, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and WMP with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. The section headings are provided merely for convenience and shall not be given any legal import. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, licensees and sublicenses.
WM Partners, LP and its affiliates (herein referred to as the “WM Partners,” “WMP,” “we,” “us” or “our”) realize how important your privacy is to you, and are committed to ensuring that we keep your personal information secure. This privacy policy seeks to help you understand what information about you we may collect, how we collect it and how we may use and disclose it. It also sets out your rights and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.
By using this Website, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of your personal information, as well as to the use of cookies, as set out in this privacy policy. This privacy policy may be updated by us at any time and any changes will be effective once posted on this Website. If we make any substantial changes to this privacy policy, we may place a notice on this Website so that you are aware at all times of how your personal information is collected and used.
The Information We Collect About You and How We Use It
You are not required to provide any personal information on this Website. However, you may choose to provide us with personal information, such as your name, employer/company, telephone number, address and email address, in order to request press kits and/or newsletters. We may use this personal information as part of our internal business operations or to send you communications, such as press kits and/or newsletters. We may also store your personal information and use it to market our services and/or for other purposes that may arise in our or your ordinary course of business.
We may also acquire your personal information in other circumstances, such as when you provide us with a business card. We may store such personal information and use it for general marketing purposes.
Disclosure and Transfer of Information
We will not transfer your personal information to any third parties other than where we share it with our agents, consultants, sub-contractors and service providers who assist us in running this website and our business and who are subject to security and confidentiality obligations. We may also disclose your personal information where required by applicable law, regulation or governmental request.
We operate internationally and, as such, your personal information may be shared with entities outside your home country, which may not be subject to data protection regulations as stringent as those in your home country. However, we require all such entities to ensure a level of data protection comparable to that in your home country.
Our Use of Information Collected Through Technology
We may collect information about you through technology such as cookies. Cookies are small files that a website stores on your computer to assist that website in tracing users and to recognize you if you return to that website. You are not obliged to accept cookies and, using the settings of your internet browser, you can choose to turn off all cookies or to be warned each time a website attempts to use a cookie. You can also choose to have all cookies deleted from your computer. If you choose to turn off or delete cookies, some services on our website may function differently or not function at all. By using this website and not using the settings of your internet browser to turn off cookies you will have consented to our use of cookies.
We may also collect your IP address for the purpose of monitoring website usage and calculating general statistics, such as the number of website visitors and this Website pages that are visited. The statistics do not include information that could be used to identify any individual.
Risks of the Internet
While we use both technical and procedural methods to maintain security of the personal information we hold, please bear in mind that the transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure.
Links to Other Websites
This privacy policy does not concern any other website to which this website may link. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party websites to ensure you agree with their practices in relation to your personal information.
Your Rights
If you would like to contact us for any reason, including to advise us of any changes to your personal information, please send an email to Vanessa Gabela, Head of Investor Relations, at vg@wmplp.com.
You also have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you, to have any of your personal data deleted, to have any inaccurate information updated and to object to any way in which we process your data.
Rev.: April 2016
Please feel free to contact us for further inquires
WM Partners, LP
21500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 600
Aventura, FL
33180
United States
T: 754-260-6500
F: 754-260-6505
info@wmplp.com
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